Bangladesh
Fazle Rabbi Miah Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah passes away
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, July 23: Deputy Speaker of National Assembly Md. Fazle Rabbi Miah passed away (Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un).
He was under treatment for nine months at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York in the United States. He died on Friday (July 22) around 2 am Bangladesh time. His elder daughter Fahima Rabbi Rita and private secretary Taufiqul Islam were present at the time. The Deputy Speaker of Jatiya Sangsad and Member of Parliament from Gaibandha-5 Constituency was suffering from incurable cancer.
Fazle Rabbi Miah was born on April 15, 1946 in Gatia village of Saghata upazila of Gaibandha district. His father's name was Faizar Rahman and mother's name was Hamidun Necha.
In 1971, when the liberation war started for the independence of Bangladesh, Fazle Rabbi Miah joined the liberation war. He fought in Sector 11. Besides, he worked to build global public opinion in favour of Bangladesh's independence.
